Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided October 19, 1983No. 13941PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*758OPINION

2Per curiam

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for burglary and grand larceny. Appellant Thomas contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the district court abused its discretion in determining his sentence. We disagree with the first contention, but agree with the second. We therefore affirm Thomas’ conviction, but reverse and remand as to the sentence.

After Thomas was convicted, the Department of Parole and Probation recommended that the district court place him on probation. Relying on the fact that Thomas continued to maintain his innocence,…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bushnell v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  2. People v. ZallarSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  3. Merryman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979

4Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1997
  2. CASSINELLI (DOMINIC) VS. STATENevada Supreme Court · 2015
  3. CASSINELLI (DOMINIC) VS. STATENevada Supreme Court · 2015
  4. CASSINELLI (DOMINIC) VS. STATENevada Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Cassinelli v. StateCourt of Appeals of Nevada · 2015

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